8. Which of the following events could lead to genetic drift in a population? * A. A volcano erupts on an island leaving only a few survivors in a population.
B. The immigration of individuals into a large population, causing the population size
to increase further.
O C. A large population that continues to grow exponentially.
O D. A catastrophe that causes an extinction of the entire population.

B

Explanation:

A few individuals from a large, diverse population leave and establish a new population

the answer to the blank provided is “an autosomal gene that is required for the expression of genes on the x chromosome”.

testis-determining factor, abbreviated as td, which is more popularly known as sex-determining region y or sry protein, is a dna-binding protein or  gene-regulatory protein/transcription factor, encoded by the  sry gene. it is the gene responsible for the initiation of male gender determination in humans.